Jack and Jack Catching Up with Jack and Jack by Emma Fox Childhood best friends from Omaha, Nebraska, Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky have spent more than a decade turning their love for music and internet fame into a full-fledged music career. Now, fully independent after stepping away from the major label system, the duo … Continue reading
Dan + Shay, Tyler Hubbard & Josh Ross – Highmark Mann – Philadelphia, PA – October 10, 2026 Following the release of their seventh studio album, Young, country duo Dan + Shay performed on the tenth of October at the TD Pavilion Highmark Mann Center in Philadelphia. “The Young Tour” kicked off in Noblesville, Indiana … Continue reading
Greg Evigan A Different Kind of Leading Role by Ronald Sklar Greg Evigan remembers the moment his music suddenly became bigger than himself. Inside London’s Abbey Road Studios, the musicians were tuning, the clock was ticking, and the familiar pieces he had developed at the piano were about to acquire an entirely new dimension. “All … Continue reading
Wilt – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – September 23, 2026 Los Angeles alt-rock band Wilt took to The Wiltern’s stage in front of a roaring, enthusiastic crowd – providing a surge of energy that left fans with no choice but to cheer at the top of their lungs. Supporting alt-rock and nu-metal artist … Continue reading
Role Model & Samia – The Highmark Mann Center for the Arts – Philadelphia – September 23, 2026 After releasing his third studio album, Chuck Timely and The Hourglass, back in August, Tucker Pillsbury, also known as pop sensation Role Model, kicked off “Chuck on Tour” in Bend, Oregon. He returned this week to Philadelphia the … Continue reading
Suki Waterhouse – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – September 21, 2026 The Fillmore was transported on Monday night to a realm of dark femininity, edgy aesthetics, and powerful performances by indie pop rock artists, EMMMA, Charlotte Lawrence, and Suki Waterhouse. Waterhouse arrived in Philadelphia for the thirteenth stop on her Loveland Tour, but she … Continue reading
Boyz II Men with The Philly Pops – Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – September 18, 2026 “We belong together, and you know that I’m right” is not the sort of line you’d expect to hear referring to 1990s superstar smooth soul balladeers Boyz II Men and the venerable local … Continue reading
Five For Fighting Can One Man Save the World? By Jay S. Jacobs In his hit song of many years ago, Five For Fighting songwriter and leader John Ondrasik pointed out that “you only have 100 years to live.” We last interviewed Ondrasik right as that song was climbing the charts – it has almost … Continue reading
The Red Clay Strays – The Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA – August 7, 2026 Southern rock, classic country, a bit of gospel, and something completely their own—the Red Clay Strays made sure to pull out all the stops for a raucous Friday night Philadelphia crowd. My familiarity with The Red Clay Strays’ catalog was … Continue reading
Toto, Christopher Cross & The Romantics – The Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA – July 26, 2026 Toto supplied the night, baby, and Christopher Cross supplied the love. Well, that’s not completely fair, all three acts in this back-to-the-80s nostalgia tour had their share of love songs and their share of rockers – sometimes both … Continue reading
